deterrence

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For Kazuma Kakehashi, higher military spending is about deterrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Some officials argue that what really matters is real-world deterrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The UK has operated continuous at-sea deterrence since 1969, with first Polaris and then Trident missiles stored on and launched from nuclear-powered submarines with the capacity to remain submerged at sea for months.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

When asked if this would hinder Seoul's deterrence strategy, he responded: "I can say with certainty that it would not."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Henry Kissinger, a contemporary politician, wrote: “Deterrence depends, above all, on psychological criteria. For purposes of deterrence, a bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan